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scowl

[skoul]

verb (used without object)

  1. to draw down or contract the brows in a sullen, displeased, or angry manner.

    Synonyms: , ,
  2. to have a gloomy or threatening look.

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verb (used with object)

  1. to affect or express with a scowl.

noun

  1. a scowling expression, look, or aspect.

scowl

/ 첹ʊ /

verb

  1. (intr) to contract the brows in a threatening or angry manner

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a gloomy or threatening expression

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • scowler noun
  • scowlful adjective
  • scowlingly adverb
  • unscowling adjective
  • unscowlingly adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of scowl1

1300–50; Middle English scoulen (v.); perhaps < Scandinavian; compare Danish skule to scowl, Norwegian skule to look furtively, though these may be < Low German ū to spy
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Word History and Origins

Origin of scowl1

C14: probably from Scandinavian; compare Danish skule to look down, Old English ūŧ squint-eyed
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Example Sentences

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We see Isaac scowl at another cop who is gleefully telling a story about knocking out the teeth of an unarmed protester he disparagingly refers to as a Voter.

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There’s a noticeable pride Morot takes in touring me around his geek’s paradise: a two-level office crammed with shelves of scowling latex heads, furry creatures and a pair of giant gators overlooking it all.

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Hine’s tousled little boy, who looks forlornly into the camera with scowling dark eyes beneath a furrowed brow, likely had no such liberating choice.

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He has cried, he has scowled, he has scolded and he has unconditionally supported, and that’s just in the news conferences.

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But Lucy’s scowling doctor doesn’t help Justin’s case when he pleads with her.

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